Two candidates have announced for an open House seat.
Bernard Allen II, son of a former state legislator, and Wake County school board member Rosa Gill are running for the District 33 seat.
The seat was formerly held by former Speaker Dan Blue, who resigned on May 19 when he was appointed to the state Senate.
Blue had held the House seat for years until he ran an unsuccessful campaign for U.S. Senate in 2002. He was replaced by Bernard Allen, who died in 2006. Blue was then appointed back to his old seat.
Allen and Gill will speak at a forum on June 6 sponsored by the Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association, a civil rights group. Other candidates will likely announce before that forum.
The RWCA will vote on its recommendation, which will likely be followed by the local Democratic Party. Gov. Beverly Perdue will then appoint the winner.
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Re: Two running for Blue's old seat
The article in the News and Observer does says anyone interested may contact so and so.
It says on the RWCA web site that they are a non-partisan organization. Why have they been allowed to hold partsian events for the Democratic Party?